FTSE 100



         


The FTSE 100 Index, (commonly referred to as the footsie) is a share index of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE 100 Index is seen as a barometer of success of the British economy and is the leading share index in Europe. The index is maintained by the FTSE Group, which originated as a joint venture of the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange.

The full title is "The Financial Times Stock Exchange Index of 100 Leading Shares".

Related indices are the FTSE 250 Index which lists the next largest 250 companies; the FTSE 350 Index which combines the FTSE 100 and 250, and the plc at the end of their name.

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List of FTSE 100 Index Companies

(following official FTSE quarterly reclassification, 21st June 2004.)
  1. 3i
  2. Abbey National
  3. Alliance & Leicester
  4. Alliance Unichem
  5. Allied Domecq
  6. Amvescap
  7. Anglo American
  8. Antofagasta
  9. Associated British Foods
  10. AstraZeneca plc
  11. Aviva
  12. BAA
  13. BAE Systems
  14. Barclays Bank
  15. BG Group
  16. BHP Billiton
  17. The BOC Group
  18. Boots Group
  19. BP
  20. Bradford and Bingley
  21. British Airways
  22. British American Tobacco
  23. British Land Company
  24. British Sky Broadcasting
  25. BT Group
  26. Bunzl
  27. Cable & Wireless
  28. Cadbury Schweppes
  29. Carnival
  30. Capita Group
  31. Centrica
  32. Compass Group
  33. Daily Mail & General Trust
  34. Diageo
  35. Dixons Group
  36. Emap
  37. Enterprise Inns
  38. Exel
  39. Friends Provident
  40. Gallaher Group
  41. GlaxoSmithKline
  42. GUS
  43. Hanson
  44. Hays
  45. HBOS
  46. Hilton Group
  47. HSBC Holdings
  48. Imperial Chemical Industries
  49. Imperial Tobacco Group
  50. InterContinental Hotels Group
  51. ITV
  52. J Sainsbury
  53. Johnson Matthey
  54. Kingfisher
  55. Land Securities Group
  56. Legal & General
  57. Liberty International
  58. Lloyds TSB Bank
  59. Man Group
  60. Marks and Spencer
  61. mmO2
  62. Wm Morrison Supermarkets
  63. National Grid Transco
  64. Next (retailer)
  65. Northern Rock
  66. Old Mutual
  67. Pearson
  68. Prudential
  69. Reckitt Benckiser
  70. Reed Elsevier
  71. Rentokil Initial
  72. Reuters Group
  73. Rexam
  74. Rio Tinto
  75. Rolls-Royce Group
  76. Royal Bank of Scotland Group
  77. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance
  78. SABMillar
  79. Sage Group
  80. Schroders
  81. Scottish and Newcastle
  82. Scottish & Southern Energy
  83. Scottish Power
  84. Severn Trent
  85. Shell Transport & Trading Company
  86. Shire Pharmaceuticals Group
  87. Smith & Nephew
  88. Smiths Group
  89. Standard Chartered
  90. Tesco
  91. Tomkins
  92. Unilever
  93. United Utilities
  94. Vodafone Group
  95. Whitbread
  96. William Hill
  97. Wolseley
  98. WPP Group
  99. Xstrata
  100. Yell Group




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